Gunfire continues in Mozambique, police say 4 dead
MAPUTO: Sporadic gunfire could be heard in Mozambique's capital Thursday, the morning after at least four people died in clashes between police and rioters angered by high prices. Pedro Cossa,…
Stranger than fiction: Hugh Miles on “Playing Cards”
Word gets around in Cairo: that is probably the best and the worst thing about the city. That is how your bawab knows who you’re (secretly) dating, how you find…
Lebanon backtracks on calls for ‘arms-free’ Beirut
BEIRUT: A chorus of calls for an "arms-free" Beirut in the wake of a deadly battle outside a mosque last week is fast fading as Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah warns against…
Venice show reveals Stanley Kubrick, photographer
US filmmaker Stanley Kubrick cut his teeth as a photographer, hired by Look magazine when he was 17, and his keen eye is evident in images shown for the first…
Ramadan TV series get more real
J ust as the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadan is marked with an increase in charity and religious activities, it has also become synonymous with television series — this…
Israel, Palestinians resume direct talks
WASHINGTON: Seeking to broker a Mideast peace agreement that has eluded US presidents for decades, the Obama administration is overseeing the first direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians in…
Mubarak urges Netanyahu to act on peace chance
WASHINGTON: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to make good on his vow to forge peace with the Palestinians and reiterated a plea for…
Samir heading back to Zamalek
CAIRO: Ahmed Samir will re-join his former club Zamalek in the winter break after ending a two-year spell with Lierse. "Samir is on his way to Zamalek after we had…
Eid promises better attitude
CAIRO: Harras Hodoud forward Ahmed Eid pledged not to lose his temper on the pitch again, in the wake of his omission from Egypt's squad for next week's 2012 African…
Developer behind NYC mosque talks about his vision
NEW YORK: The developer behind an Islamic cultural center and mosque planned near ground zero says it never occurred to him that building it near the site of the Sept.…